What do you ride???

Riceball · Joined: 01 Nov 2006 Posts: 509 Location: disAccord

What a coincidence!
That's OBL's size!

(call me a super enabler)
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Jim · Joined: 12 May 2007 Posts: 215 Location: Pleasant Valley

I have 5 bikes.

3 mountain....hardtail, dually, rigid

1998 Specialized StumpJumper M2 Comp (switched forks a few years ago)
2007 Cannondale Rush 3 with Lefty
2009 Salsa El Mariachi 29er single speed

1 Road...

2006 Giant OCR Limited Carbon

1 Hybrid (rail trail, family bike)...

2008 Trek 7.6 FX - compact crank, carbon fork

Forest_biker · Joined: 16 Sep 2006 Posts: 859

Surly Karate Monkey 29er (on Byk Head)

Trek Fuel 90

1964 Vespa GL 150cc (top speed 55mph)

Iron Horse Sport road bike used as trainer mostly.
A variety of dismantled frames and forks and wheels not in rideable condition.

raybag · Posted: Sat Apr 30, 2011 9:00 am Post subject:

Hi, my name is Ray and I'm a Bike-a-holic.
(hi ray)

I am currently involved with six bikes. It's been thirteen hours since my last ride.

Mountain Bikes
Giant Anthem X2 29'er full suspension
Kona Kula 29'er hardtail
Access SS built from stray parts (parades & booze rides)

Road Bikes
Giant TCR Advanced 2 full carbon
Waterford T1900 lugged steel touring rig
Kona Jake the Snake Cross bike

I need help.

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GG · Veep Joined: 25 Sep 2008 Posts: 907 Location: new splatz

but wait, there's more! Ray, there are 9 bikes in your picture, so maybe your wife has something to add or you are not being completely honest with us!

ATOMICPUNK · Joined: 28 Sep 2006 Posts: 21 Location: SOUTHLAKE TEXAS

Vassago Jabberwocky 29er SS 32x20 (main bike)
Vassago Bandersnatch 29er geared
Scattante CX bike
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jamesframes · Joined: 30 Sep 2006 Posts: 2655 Location: new paltz, NY

Fisher Paragon 29er geared
Kona Kula 2-9er SS
Spcialized Epic carbon 26er
Specialized Allez road
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TriassicDoc · Posted: Fri May 13, 2011 8:32 pm Post subject:

just culled my herd... gave ss mtb to Jamie, sold ss road bike today. I cried when I got into my car to drive home. I was firm on the price, hoping he wouldn't buy it, but he did. Sad

oh_blinding_light · Posted: Sat May 14, 2011 9:30 pm Post subject:

I feel your pain Creseis. It's very hard to cull the herd.

Take heart knowing your trusty (perhaps a bit rusty) steed has gone on to an owner who will ride her (him) often and give her the love and attention she deserves.

Best bike herd culling experience I ever had was returning a dawes 10 speed to my friend John. He sold me the bike right after graduation from college. He needed money to pay off library fines to get his diploma. I felt guilty buying it at a very cheap price, but took it because I needed a bike and knew I would use it.

Twenty years later, when my wife complained we had too many bikes, I emailed John, and shipped it to him. I got the nicest email back from a friend I literally hadn't talked to in 10 years. He had missed that bike the whole time (was the first decent bike he bought on his own), but felt awkward asking for it back.

You never know, you may get your bike back someday. Or you may never see it again. But at least you'll know it will be ridden, when you didn't have the time to (too many other bikes, injuries, too busy at work, whatever).

And if you got serious cashish for the bike, tequila shots help dull the pain Wink

OBL

PS: My name is Mark. I'm a bike-a-holic. It's been 27 hours since my last bike ride.
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mtbxracing · Joined: 16 Jul 2008 Posts: 8 Location: Hyde Park, NY

2005 Giant Reign 2 Custom Built

2006 Haro .357 Magnum Custom Built

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Berto · Joined: 10 May 2011 Posts: 68 Location: Newburgh

Specialized hardrock sport i love it Smile

i want a gf wahoo
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Kevin · Joined: 09 Sep 2006 Posts: 1414 Location: Kingston

That Giant Reign is nice! I rented one for 10 days once and had a blast with it.

chiefmatesam · Joined: 28 May 2011 Posts: 493 Location: Poughkeepsie

I ride an '06 Iron Horse Team Maverick (hardtail). Bought it used for $100 over the winter from a kid that wanted beer money for college. I'm slowly but surely upgrading her though...swapped out the shifters, rear derailleur, rear cassette (upgraded from 8 to 9 speed), and chain. Also swapped out the old platform pedals for clipless. The fork is still the Rock Shox Judy J1 (which I've read isn't exactly the best). It's done fairly well for the abuse I've managed to throw at it. I figure I'll ride it until it breaks (which will probably be on a trail ride 6 miles from my car) and upgrade it then. Bike is on the heavy side, but then again, I'm a big guy clocking in at 235 lbs, so not too big of a deal.